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TIL 9/11 Memorial Staff Place White Roses Daily to Honor Victims on Their Birthdays

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ANALa TIL that the cute little male Mardo engages in such frenzied mating, that it dies shortly after due to stress
wLDLY TIL that despite being vegetarian, hippopotamuses are considered the most dangerous terrestrial animal on the African continent, killing more people than any other animal. On average, they are responsible for the deaths of almost 3,000 humans every year.
vPmgK TIL the “Subway smell” emanating from Subway restaurants is due to the specific combination of chemicals released from baking bread and cookies, Italian herbs, vinegar, and cheese, and it can be replicated at home.
rR6jo TIL The Soviet Union did not admit that a reactor had exploded at Chernobyl until nearly three days after radiation from the disaster set off alarms at a nuclear plant in Sweden 1000 km away
DPxr TIL that liquid breathing (such as in the movie abyss) is true and can be used when diving or as a type of medical treatment